Presentation from XTech 2008 in Dublin, about the BBC's plans to reinvigorate its technical platform and to create new user management services.

4. We’ve come a long way…

5. Problem #1: Growth without revenue...

6. Future Media & Technology BBC iPlayer

7. /programmes Future Media & Technology

8. Future Media & Technology BBC Homepage

11. “ Single Sign-On” (SSO) ‏

22. BBC Pentagram of Data Users?

25. Identity Links the BBC to its Audience

26. BBC Pentagram of Data BBC Identity

29. Linking Users via the Internet ...

30. BBC Pentagram of Data BBC Identity

33. So what is it then ? Page Assembly Layer Caching Layer Data Services Layer Database Layer Traffic Management Layer

34. Technology stack Services can be exposed via Backstage or to indies Dynamic “page assembly” in PHP Handle the simple stuff separately for performance (CSS, JS, images) ‏ Identity and GeoIP built in, available everywhere

36. Paying off the Technical Overdraft

46. Questions? [email_address] [email_address]